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This means that gardai will be waiting longer to get vaccinated.
This morning Nphet met with representatives of the Association of Garda Chief Superintendents, the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors (AGSI) and the Garda Representative Association (GRA).
In a joint statement they said: The General Secretaries of the Association of Garda Chief Superintendents, the Association of Garda Superintendents, The Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors, and the Garda Representative Association met with the Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr. Ronan Glynn this morning.
“What is clear to all Garda Associations after this meeting is that it is solely a Government decision to move to an Age-Based Vaccination System, and as the representatives of the majority of workers in the Garda Organisation, we will continue to advocate to Government to vaccinate all members of An Garda Siochana as a matter of urgency.
Teachers’ unions have voted to hold ballots for strike action if the Government refuses to make a U-turn on its decision not to prioritise teachers for the Covid-19 vaccine.
The Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (Asti), the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation (Into) and TUI passed a motion at its respective annual congresses condemning the recent changed to the priority list.
The Government confirmed the vaccination programme will be based on an age-basis rather than occupation.
In a joint statement, the teachers’ unions urged the Government to “immediately reinstate” education staff as a priority group within the national vaccination programme.
Teacher unions pass emergency motions demanding teacher vaccination: (Thread) - Earlier this morning, the three teaching unions, @astiunion, INTO & @TUIunion passed a joint motion at their respective Easter congresses. pic.twitter.com/ql6njocAmf INTO (Irish National Teachers Organisation) (@INTOnews) April 7, 2021